Monet’s Garden with Paula McWaters
Key Highlights
- The incomparable gardens of Giverny, carefully maintained as Monet would have wished
- Musée Marmottan Monet home to the leading collecting of Monet’s work
- The Orangerie Museum and Les Nymphéas – impressionism at its most impressive
- The sumptuously decorated Grands Appartements and the Galeries de Peintures of the Château de Chantilly
- Comfortable rail travel with Eurostar
- Q&A with garden expert Paula McWaters
Summary
Just as the gardens at Giverny inspired Monet, who spent half his life nurturing and enjoying them, so they continue to enthrall countless visitors 90 years after his death. The lovingly restored gardens give a vivid impression of Monet's favorite subjects. The gardens are filled with poppies, lupins, delphiniums and peonies, and throughout the year the atmosphere is of abundant colour and luxuriant growth. Arched bridges, painted an acid apple green, are festooned with wisteria and the draped fronds of weeping willow frame the water lilies - Monet's paintings brought unnervingly to life. Besides Giverny, we visit Musée Marmottan Monet home to the leading collecting of Monet’s work, the Château de Chantilly, with its extensive collection of fine art and its gardens designed by Le Nôtre, and also the pleasant market town of Senlis.
We will also be joined on this unique trip by gardening expert Paula McWaters, who will share her passion for plants and gardens as you explore.
What's included
- Three nights’ dinner with wine, bed and breakfast at the Château de Montvillargenne. All rooms are in the original château building and have private bathroom
- Return standard class rail travel from London St Pancras International to Paris. (First Class upgrades and regional connections also available on request)
- Comfortable coaching in France
- Visits to the Orangerie Museum, Monet’s Garden (including guided tour), the Château de Chantilly, Senlis and the Parc Bagatelle
- Services of a Brightwater Holidays Tour Manager
- Special appearance, talk and Q&A session with Paula McWaters
